How to Survive Your Life

For our season finale, we dive into a feeling most of us have felt even if that's not what we called it. Check what you're saying (to yourself), find some good people, and embrace the tissue as Kayleigh, Molly, and Gestalt psychotherapist Donnie Nicolson help you survive Shame.  Donnie Nicolson is a Gestalt psychotherapist living in Barcelona, working mainly with the ex-pat community. He is currently doing an MA looking at the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. Donnie is originally from a wee town in the Scottish highlands and has a side project playing the bagpipes for Spanish kids. He also runs an English language therapy group called Lifehouse_Barcelona which you can find on Instagram.    A big thank you to all the listeners and our guests this season! If you liked this episode or any of our others please like and follow wherever you listen to your podcasts (and maybe tell a friend!).   

For some, travel is a regular thing. For others, it's a once-in-a-lifetime odyssey. Either way, it's an adventure. Seek some knowledge, go to the bookstore (again), and trust (actually don't) your phone as Molly, Kayleigh, and guest Sam Irving, an improviser and world-traveler, help you navigate and survive travel.  Sam Irving is an improviser with over a decade's experience, most notably performing across the UK with award-winning Scottish improv groups Men With Coconuts and the Spontaneous Players. Prior to this, he has spent three years living and working in China. When not on stage or in a motorway Travelodge, Sam enjoys writing, translating poetry, Dungeons and Dragons, and board games which nobody else wants to learn the rules to. If you liked this episode please like and follow wherever you are listening (Maybe tell someone on your travels.)! Thank you. 

Half the population has them or has had them and yet it's still a bit taboo to talk about. And whether you have one or not, Kayleigh, Molly, and guest Hana Jarrah, an Arab British drama teacher and workshop facilitator, are doing the good work and talking Periods.  Get ready to talk (a lot) and go to the book store as we help you survive Periods.  Hana Jarrah is an Arab British drama teacher and workshop facilitator. During the summer holidays, Hana is planning on writing a TV show about her mum. She doesn't like to brag, but she was voted funniest in her year in secondary school and it's on her CV.  If you like this episode please like and follow wherever you are listening! Thank you!

Whether you are working in one or are a customer, people have a lot of opinions and feelings about restaurants. It can feel a bit of feast or famine and we are not just talking about food. Say hi to the chief, find a good friend, and join Molly, Kayleigh, and former server and actor and current very special guest, Eddie Valdivia as they help you survive Restaurants.  Before pursuing his passion in the beauty industry, Eddie was an actor and therefore server working in multiple American states including Georgia, Florida, and California. He is now back in Atlanta, working in his own studio and providing hair care to all his amazing clients.  If you liked this episode or any of our other episodes please like and follow wherever you are listening. Maybe tell a bartender, server, or chief! Thank you. 

If you're under the age of 40 then you are part of Generation Rent which means at one point (or thirty-five) you have had to deal with a landlord. Join Molly, Kayleigh and actor, comedian, and housing advisor Lorna Shaw and they help you keep calm and lease on. Get those e-mails ready, be careful which films you watch, and join us as we help you survive Landlords.    Lorna Shaw is an actor, comedian, writer, improviser and currently studying for a Masters in Psychology. Lorna works as a housing advisor and activist fighting for an end to landlordism.    If you enjoyed this episode or any of our other episodes please like and follow where ever you get your podcasts (Maybe tell your landlord!). Thank you!

All of us have had one or a few in our lifetime and as we get older Friendships can be harder to navigate and dare we say survive. That's why Kayleigh, Molly, and special guest Audra Goffeney are here to help. Be careful what you say, perhaps see what Winnie (the Pooh) might say, and get on board the metaphor train as we help you survive Friendships.  Audra Goffeney is a potter and improviser whose work centres around relationships between people, places, and parody. She has two cats who think she's very funny. You can follow her work at www.imaginaryattic.art. If you enjoyed this episode or any of our other episodes please like and follow us wherever you are listening (And maybe tell a friend!). Thank you!

Either you're trying to get it, get over it, or keep it, love is something we all know, for better or worse. This week, Kayleigh and Molly are joined by actor, singer, and songwriter, David Chevers, to explore the universal emotion of Love. Queue up RuPaul, don't buy a coat...yet, and join us we help you survive Love.  David Chevers is a South African actor, singer,  songwriter, voice artist, and improviser. Currently appearing in The Vault (if you blink you might miss him) and on local screens as Dr. Laategan on Kyknets Die Byl. His latest single Mountains Between Us is available wherever you listen to music. If you enjoy this episode or any of our episodes please like and follow where eve you are listening!

It can be scary, stress inducing or exhilarating when you hear "the law." With so many facets, it may be hard to know what to do when you are dealing with a legal problem. Fear not, that's why Molly and Kayleigh are here with guest, and actual law professional, Barrister Joel Semakula. Don't stress over the sirens, call a friend, and join us as we help you survive the Law.  Joel Semakula is a barrister at Landmark Chambers specialising in property, planning, public and environmental law. He's sad that he studied for as long as a doctor but nobody calls for him in a plane emergency. Away from the law, Joel can be found performing on a comedy stage or volunteering with initiatives that support social mobility. If you like this episode or any of our other episodes please like and follow wherever you are listening! 

It's something most of us had at one time or a hundred, a hangover. As we start to enjoy freedoms in pubs and parks again with friends and family, we may have forgotten how to survive this time honoured tradition. Fear not, the ladies along with guest Declan Perring are here. Grab a gold lamp, check your stock of Coca-cola, and avoid the tonic as we help you survive Hangovers.  Declan Perring is an Actor, Writer and Voice over artist. He has lived in London for the past 15 years and these days you can catch him sailing the seven seas or perhaps more accurately - the canals of Hackney, in his narrowboat. He loves dark rum, Spanish lagers and an ice cold New Zealand Sauvignon blanc. If you like this episode please like and subscribe wherever you are listening. Thank you!

New season, new format, so it's fitting that we tackle the New Normal. As restrictions are starting to lift not only in the UK, but around the world, it may be hard to know what to do in the new world we find ourselves in. Grab a mirror as the ladies help you make plans (or not) and stay true to the new (or old) you, and help you survive the New Normal.    For our first episode of the new season we are joined by Monica Gaga who is a British-born black, African queer improviser, facilitator, host and scripted actor and performer. When she is not performing, hosting or teaching, Monica is championing diversity, inclusion and equity in improv and trying to get as many people, particularly POC, involved as possible. You can learn about Monica and everything she is up to at monicagaga.com.    If you enjoyed this episode please like and subscribe wherever you are listening! 

Did you miss us? We missed you. The girls are coming back soon. Well, most of us are and this time we're bringing some friends. Like and subscribe where ever you get your podcasts! 

In our season finale, we deal with one of the hardest things to do; say goodbye. But it doesn't have to be a bad thing. Sometimes Goodbye is another way of saying Hello. Get off the phone with your mom, grab some Ben & Jerry's and join us as help you survive Goodbyes.    If you liked this episode please like and subscribe where ever you are listening and tell a friend! Thanks for listening!

Jean-Paul Sartre once said 'Hell is other people.' While Anna Sewell said, 'It is good people who make good places.' The truth is someone in the middle. As we emerge from lockdowns and go out into the public, people will be everywhere. Consider trips to the moon, think about what your granny said, and join us as we help you survive People.    If you enjoyed this episode please like and subscribe where ever you are listening and tell some people. Thanks for listening!

It happens to us all, eventually, hopefully; your thirties. Some call it the panic years. Others call it the best years of your life. Whatever you call it, grab a book, see if your mom has any advice, and join us as we tell you how to survive Your Thirties.    If you enjoy this episode please like and subscribe wherever you are listening. And tell a friend. Thank you!

We are boldly going where no one has gone before... or at least a rover named Perseverance is. Prepare a message for your ex, get the poop tanks ready, and join us as we look beyond our own planet and tell you how to survive Mars.    If you enjoy this episode or any of our other episodes please like and subscribe where ever you are listening and tell a friend (maybe a Martain?). Thank you!

A little over a year ago if someone had said the word zoom you most likely would have thought they were referring to a camera. As we connect to friends, family, and colleagues, Zoom has become a verb and a noun. Find a goat, maybe come up with a lie, and join us as we help you survive Zoom.   If you like this episode please like and subscribe and tell a friend (Over Zoom?). Thank you!  

Whether you say Mum, Mom, or Mama, we all can agree we couldn't survive without her. However, they are human and with that comes emotional ninjary and expectations. Check your rearview mirror, do not call in to a radio contest, and join us as survive Mothers (whom we love and adore).    If you like this episode please like and subscribe where ever you are listening and tell a friend (Or maybe your mom?). Thank you!

Long histories, sprawling streets, and scams. Things you can expect living in a city, but it's not all bad. Especially if you have the right walking shoes and just commit to all city life has to offer. In this episode, the ladies are a little loopy as they help you survive City Living.    If you like this episode or any of our other episode please like and subscribe where ever you are listening! Thanks!

With most forms of fun and socialising cancelled, online dating is one of the view options available for those looking for a partner. Interestingly, it's also become an option to find insurrectionists. In this week's episode, Daisy learns not to question her own tip. Kayleigh laughs so much she forgets her response. As an online dating virgin, Molly takes lots of notes (And gives points accordingly, of course.). Whether you are a seasoned pro or a novice, join us we help you survive Online Dating.   If you enjoyed this episode please like and subscribe where ever you get your podcasts. Thank you!

We have all thought about it; the end of the world. Or at least as we know it. Zombies, asteroids, the plague; there are many ways it could all end. (And some of us may feel we are facing one right now.) However, in the words of R.E.M., it's the end of the world and we feel fine. Check on Derren Brown, make a list, and join us as we help you survive the Apocalypse.    If you like this episode please like and subscribe wherever you are listening! Thank you!

In this special episode, the tables are turned. Daisy gets drunk with power as the judge in celebration of her birthday. Every year it comes; your birthday. For some, it's a joyous occasion for others it's a day they would like to forget. With the UK in another lockdown and much of the world still in restrictions, many are looking at a lockdown birthday, some for a second time. But that may not be a bad thing. Order some balloons, get your Zoom ready, and join us as we help you survive Birthdays.  If you liked this episode or any of episode please like and subscribe where you are listening and tell a friend! Thank you!

New year, new you? Maybe. Maybe not. Each year we set the best of intentions to start anew, but what works for some may not work for all. Get your blender ready, find your favourite reality show, and join us as we help you survive Resolutions.    If you like this episode or any of episodes please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcast and maybe tell a friend! Thank you!

With the beginning of any journey, it's good to look back on the previous one. This week we thought it might be fun to have a listen back to a previous episode as we getting ready for 2021.   With not a lot of options for things to do outside while keeping safe distances, a lot of people have been exercising more... or at least trying to. If you are trying to start exercising or need the inspiration to keep going, join Molly, Kayleigh and Daisy as they give you top tips on how to survive exercise.  If you liked this episode or any of our episodes please like a subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

The ladies are taking a two-week break. In the meantime, enjoy a few outtakes that didn't make it to the final edit.  A big thank you to all who have listened, rated, and subscribed this year. Looking forward to 2021!

It's the shortest day of the year and that means it's officially Winter. Romans survived winter long before we did so maybe we should take a note from them. Then again, animals have been surviving winter for a lot longer so maybe they know what to do. Grab your porridge (or not), get your Mountain Warehouse jacket (or not), and join us as we help you survive Winter.     If you like this episode please like and subscribe and tell a friend! Thank you!

It's that time of the year. Families gather, presents are exchanged, and alcohol is consumed. But Christmas can be tricky in the best of times, and this year it may be especially...interesting. Watch some Panto (online), put the nut roast in the oven, and join us as we tell you how to survive Christmas.    If you liked this episode or any of our episodes give us a like and subscribe or tell a friend! Thanks!

Self-doubt? Feeling like you're not good enough? You're not alone. On top of everything else, 2020 has everyone feeling they are pretending to be something they aren't. But maybe that's not a bad thing? Maybe embrace it, find your inner hippie-dippie, and join us as we help you survive Imposter Syndrome.   If you enjoyed this episode or any of our episodes please like and subscribe where ever you get your podcasts and tell a friend! Thank you!

While it's always interesting when it comes to family, this year has been particularly unique. Maybe you don't see your family enough or maybe you're seeing too much of them. Between lockdowns, holidays, and everything in between now is the time to think about those people we love, even if sometimes we don't like them. Go out to the shed, grab a bucket of spaghetti, and join us as we help you survive Family.    If you enjoyed this episode please tell your mom, your aunt, your cousin or anyone, really. Maybe pop a review in where ever you get your podcasts. Thank you!

Commencement, diploma, cap and gown, knickers...wait, what? Graduation is a special part of anyone's journey no matter how you got there. With COVID, the journey through graduation is a little more...interesting. Put on a dress (or suit), pop that bottle of Prosecco, and join us as we help you survive Graduation.  If you like this episode or any of our episodes tell a friend and give us a review where ever you get your podcasts!

In between jobs, on the dole, job seeker, however you say it, unfortunately, a lot of people are experiencing or have experienced unemployment. While it can seem like a job in it itself, job hunting is rarely fun. Put on some music, think creatively, and join us as we help you survive unemployment. 

We are back for Season 2! And like many people, we're having an excessively sentimental yearning for a return to or of some past period. That yearning could be for university... or even earlier this year. However, don't be tricked by it, try thinking of mantra for it, and join us as we help you survive Nostalgia. 

Bored? Try Season 2.  #comingsoon

In our season one finale the ladies put points aside (for now), and they each give you tips on how to survive life in general. Also, we learn who is the ultimate survivalist of season one: Daisy or Kayleigh. 

Every year in August, millions of people flock to Edinburgh, Scotland for the largest arts festival in the world: Edinburgh Fringe. But this year, like most things, Fringe has been cancelled. However, Molly, Daisy, and Kayleigh are here to help you prepare for Fringe 2021 either as a performer or audience member. Grab a tatty, make a (loose) plan, and call someone you trust as we help you survive Edinburgh Fringe.  Follow us on IG and Twitter @how2survivepod or Facebook @HowToSurviveYourLife. If you like this episode or any others please like, subscribe, and tell a friend or two! 

No matter where you live or what you do face masks are the new accessory. Do you vogue it? What is the best kind to wear? What should you do when someone asks you to wear one? Put your judgements aside as we give you the best tips on how to survive face masks.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @how2survivepod and Facebook @HowToSurviveYourLife! 

During lockdown food could only be found at home (Maybe the occasional delivery?). Even now restaurants are limiting capacity. Make sure the gas is turned on or off correctly, get out the lemon, and give yourself a pep talk because this week the ladies are telling you how to survive Homecooking.  If you like this podcast please tell a friend (or two!) and like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us at: IG and Twitter: @how2survivepod Facebook: @HowToSurviveYourLife E-mail: howtosurviveyourlife@gmail.com     

Relationships. Whether it's with a romantic partner, flat mate, or family member they can be tricky. A dictionary or language book of sorts would help. Maybe ignore Disney and lower your expectations. Whatever you decide, pop into Tiger and buy something colourful and join us as we help you survive relationships.    If you like this episode please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. (And tell a friend or someone you are in a relationship with!)

As lockdown eases, you may be thinking of going back to the pub. However, since it's been so long, you may have forgotten how to choose which one to go to & how to act when you get there. Grab some lavender, check on the sheep, and join us we help you survive Pubs!    If you enjoy our show please tell a friend and like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! IG and Twitter: @how2survivepod FB: HowToSurviveYourLife E-mail: howtosurviveyourlifepod@gmail.com

Now that lockdowns are easing in the UK and other parts of the world, we can now start thinking about holidays (or "vacations" to our North American friends). But where to go? What to do? How should you act when you get there? It's been so long since we have been able to think about a holiday you might have forgotten. No problem. Grab your guidebook and your glockenspiel and join us as we help you survive holidays.  If you enjoy our podcast please like and subscribe and tell a friend!  IG & Twitter: @how2survivepod Facebook: HowToSurviveYourLife E-mail: howtosurviveyourlifepod@gmail.com 

Whether trying to board a plane, at the ladies toilet in a bar or trying to cancel a phone contract, Queues are the great human constant. Grab a cider, read some poetry, have a moment to yourself, and join us we tell you how to survive Queues (maybe even listen while you are standing in one at Aldi). Thanks to Jahzzar for our theme music!

In this special episode join Captain Kayleigh as she plays the judge and determines if Molly Sailor-Jerry Merwin or Daisy Popeye Earl would survive living on a houseboat. Gather your sailor ladies and join us as we explore Boat Karens, security, and the best song to sing on a boat as we survive houseboats. 

Checking for ghosts, decluttering, and take away. When moving house there are several things you can do, but only a few will help you survive. Check-in with your heart and join Molly, Kayleigh, and Daisy as they help you navigate boxes and schedule the movers (AKA: your friends that you pay with booze and pizza) and tell you how to survive moving house. 

What do keeping it birdie, Sologamy, and fake brides have in common? Ways you might try to survive a wedding. Join Molly, Kayleigh, and Daisy as they look at families, cultures, and 90-day fiancés and give you top tips on how to survive Weddings. 

Agreements, rules, not killing each other. Co-habitating can be hard, but don't worry Kayleigh, Daisy, and Molly will discuss, debate, and give you top tips on how to survive Flat Mates .... or RoomMates for our North American friends. And don't worry, the percussions will not be that bad. 

**This episode has been updated to fix a technical issue. With not a lot of options for things to do outside while keeping safe distances, a lot of people have been exercising more... or at least trying to. If you are trying to start exercising or need the inspiration to keep going, join Molly, Kayleigh and Daisy as they give you top tips on how to survive exercise.  **Special note: This episode has a special message at the beginning addressing world events. If you wish not to listen to it you can fast forward to the two-minute mark. 

Ghosting, virtual dates, sex robots. Concepts that only make sense when trying to find love in the modern world. Join Molly, Daisy, and Kayleigh as they discuss, debate, and give you tops tips on how to survive Modern Love. Will Kayleigh continue her survivalist of the week streak or does Daisy get her first win since episode one? Grab a broad bean and find out.  Thanks to Jahzzar for our theme music. 

In the new normal, more and more people are working from home, for better or worse. If you are wondering how to survive perhaps the fairy tale of Johnathan Smith will help? Join Molly, Daisy, and Kayleigh as they discuss, debate, and give you top tips on how to survive working from home.  Theme music by Jahzzar.

Taking inspiration from the news, your three agony aunts discuss and debate the best ways to survive insomnia. Ever find yourself wide awake at 4 am? Us, too! Perhaps collaging is the way forward? Or do like they did back in the day with a bit of dog ear wax. Or just keep calm and carry on...awake. Also, Kayleigh gets kidnapped! (Don't worry. She returns.)

Taking inspiration from the news, your three agony aunts discuss and debate the best ways to survive your life and everything else. With the pandemic, schools are shut and suddenly everyone is homeschooling, for better or worse. Join Molly, Daisy, and Kayleigh as they debate and give you tips on how to survive homeschooling. Thanks to Jahzzar for our theme music. 

Taking inspiration from the news, join your three agony aunts, Molly, Daisy, and Kayleigh, as we discuss and debate how to survive your life and the world. Trying to survive social distancing and social isolation? You are not alone. Molly will decide whether it will be Daisy or Kayleigh who gives the best survival tips on social distancing and social isolation.